Comments on: Peel thunder: match line-ups

By: William Bowe

William Bowe — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 07:19:55 +0000

I've put up a new post on the Peel by-election, so I'm closing this thread down. Anyone with last-minute thoughts to add can do so here. I will also be covering the results live from about 6.30pm tomorrow, so please tune in.

By: john

john — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 00:15:43 +0000

dave,

agree that a punishing by election is what the gov’t needs, but awt this late stage i stick by my prediction of a big win by labor. i think the libs will get about a five per cent swing. i just think such a strong labor area, full of forgiving people will tend to give the government yet another chance to actually do something for the area.

labor will win, but not fr the right reasons.

did anyone hear the coleman vs papalia ‘debate’ on 6pr the other day?

By: Dave S

Dave S — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 22:14:09 +0000

I’m calling this for the Libs, a gain by about 1% and a swing similar to that suffered by the Libs in the Pittwater by-election in NSW last year. The WA Govt is a shambles and despite Alan Carpenter’s papering-over-the-cracks reshuffle the rot is still there. A punishing by-election is what all of WA needs!

By: Warwick Hughes

Warwick Hughes — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 02:26:34 +0000

Good luck Joe.
All we can do to increase the chance of the Govt “getting a message it understands”, is to spread the word to friends, neighbours, discuss issues with whoever will listen.
Peel people have one of those very rare chances in a democracy to send an effective message to Govt.

By: joe

joe — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 13:35:28 +0000

My wife and I bought into Waikiki with the understanding that the block of land on the corner of Read St and Safety Bay Road was for a future school.

It is also the entrance off the Kwinana Freeway to the City of Rockingham .

Many of us living in the area find it a disgrace that we are now getting some sort of sub/power station.

We have participated in all the community protests at the City of Rockingham . Mr McGowan also attended and said nothing to support not going ahead.

My family and I are all labor voters and have been for many years. However we wont be voting labor this Saturday.

I hope we get the school our community was promised

By: Warwick Hughes

Warwick Hughes — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 10:31:21 +0000

For me the Govt is unwise to insist on the Waikiki sub-station going in a residential area purely on aesthetic/zoning grounds. If we wanted to live alongside industry, we can go and live in the Third World. There is no shortage of space near the new railway, which is more distant from housing. I was at a meeting held recently by the council where Govt excuses were read out. The Premiers letter said something like, “oh we could not site it near the rail because environmetal approvals would take too long”. Utterly pathetic, one arm of Govt blames some other Dept for its red tape, this issue has been brewing a long time. Govts will never address their mistakes.
People bought properties in Waikiki to be in residential areas, not to be alongside industrial facilities. Of course there is another issue and that is what the land might be worth if developed for say med density housing, might pay for a couple of sub-stations.

By: Sacha

Sacha — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 00:59:29 +0000

“In light of the evidence that electromagnetic fields have a serious impact on health from sleeping disorders to childhood leukemia,…”

Where is the analysis supporting this claim?

By: No Way

No Way — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 23:49:11 +0000

You’d have to be a lot more specific with the whole electromagnetic fields have a detrimental effect on health claim ….

By: john

john — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 11:59:06 +0000

phillip,

interesting point you make. i always shake my head when things like this happen and the authorities say things like ‘there’s no damning evidence to show it does kill you, so we’ll take the chance.

i think it might even be the line one of the wannabe pollies is using, but where else but peel would you be promised a school but end up with a western power substation?

By: Phillip Arena

Phillip Arena — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 09:52:49 +0000

We are voting against Labor simply because of the utterly irresponsible and dangerous intention to build a power substation adjacent to residents in Waikiki simply to save money. In light of the evidence that electromagnetic fields have a serious impact on health from sleeping disorders to childhood leukemia, the logical option is to build it on the alternative site next to Warnbro train station. The current option is just a way of Labor and Western Power saying, “…it’s only Peel, who cares about their health…we need to save money…”. Our state government and Western Power should prepare for future legal action reminiscent of asbestos and smoking related illness.

Phillip Arena PhD
Warnbro